It's hard to image that a mystery surrounds the second largest settlement ruins found in Africa. Who built this stone city? Why was it built? What happened to it? Why was it abandoned? A short video explores the controversies surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage site of Great Zimbabwe.

Concepts

africa, african history, african culture, racism, world cultures, colonialism

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Follow the video with a showing of a Khan Academy video that tours the site 
• Include in a study of European colonialism and/or African history

Classroom Considerations

• Viewers should have prior knowledge of the racism inherent in colonialism

Pros

• The resource includes the video, a comprehension check, links to related resources, and discussion questions

Cons

• No photographs of the ruins are included

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2